Kerry Garvis Wright

Practice Areas

Litigation partner, trial attorney and chair of Glaser Weil’s Employment Practice, Kerry Garvis Wright is widely recognized for her experience and caliber of service. Since launching the firm’s employment practice, she has been consistently named one of the Daily Journal’s Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in California and a Benchmark Litigation Labor and Employment Star. As Benchmark observed, Kerry “has earned her stripes as a ‘warrior in court and therapist out of court’ with a portfolio of clients including household names in the entertainment elite.” In earning her Chambers ranking, clients shared that Kerry is “tough, smart, strategic, focused and knows employment matters inside and out,” and “she doesn’t miss a beat.”

Kerry has extensive experience representing employers and employees in high-stakes litigation, having first- and second-chaired dozens of jury trials and arbitrations involving claims of workplace discrimination, harassment, whistleblower and other retaliation claims; wage-and-hour claims, including claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA); and breach of contract and related claims, such as trade secret misappropriation and employee solicitation.

In addition to her litigation practice, Kerry regularly provides strategic advice and counseling to employers regarding challenges ranging from the commonplace—such as employee separations and discipline and negotiating executive and other employee agreements—to those involving emerging, cutting-edge principles of law.

Kerry also has led noteworthy workplace investigations involving highly sensitive allegations, including sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct. Since the watershed #MeToo movement was sparked, Kerry has handled claims by and against some of the most significant names in the entertainment, private equity and tech industries. Due to the nature of these claims, however, many of Kerry’s successes never see the light of day; they are handled swiftly and discreetly with a highly coordinated approach. In the event that a particular matter cannot be resolved before a lawsuit is filed or it otherwise goes public, Kerry utilizes contingency press and other sophisticated strategies to protect her clients.

Professional Memberships

Western Justice Center Board of Directors, Justice Awards Co-Chair 2016 - 2017

Publications

NEWS

Quoted, Garvis Wright Quoted in Los Angeles Times on Dismissal of Adel Hagekhalil, 2.4.2025

Quoted, Los Angeles Times Quotes Garvis Wright on Adel Hagekhalil Employment Investigations, 8.28.2024

Interviewed, Garvis Wright Interviewed for Of Counsel Legal Practice and Management Report on Factors Fueling L&E Law, 7.14.2023

Interviewed, Garvis Wright Featured on Good Morning America’s Segment “Back to work: Why going back to the office may be filled with mixed feelings for some”, 5.17.2021

Interviewed, Kerry Garvis Wright Featured on KABC Radio, 2.28.2018

Firm Announcement, Partner Kerry Garvis Wright has been selected to serve on Law360’s Media & Entertainment Editorial Advisory Board, 3.12.2015

Firm Announcement, Glaser Weil Partner Kerry Garvis Wright Appointed to Western Justice Center Board, 12.18.2012

Firm Announcement, Glaser Weil Litigators Prevail in $200 Million Claim, 9.30.2010

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Webinar, Garvis Wright and Hadacek Present Lexology Webinar on 2024 California Employment Trends, 6.5.2024

Speaking Engagement, Gerchik and Garvis Wright Lead Roundtable at CenterForce Diversity Conference, 11.16.2022

Speaking Engagement, Garvis Wright, Speaker at The Westside Bar Association's "Employment & Labor: New Case Law & Statutes for 2019" Event, 8.16.2019

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

CA Governor Gavin Newsom Signs PAGA Reform Bills Into Law, Avoiding Ballot Initiative: What Employers Need to Know Now, 7.3.2024

Client Alert: NLRB Stericycle Decision Brings Heightened Scrutiny to Employment Work Rules and Policies, 8.15.2023

Failure to Pay Arbitration Invoice Can Lead to Trial, Penalties, 11.9.2022

What NFL Should Do About Cheerleader Discrimination Claims, 6.21.2018